[IBL] comments on mid-season ballot

[Sean Sweda]

On Jul 26, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Noel Steere wrote:

> It also said to hold off discussion until ballots were final, which makes for a cart before the horse situation.
> 
> Our condo board does something similar ("Let's hear comments!", "Sorry, we can't put that up for a vote"), so I guess the logistics are well accepted.  In reality, discussion should happen earlier, when changes can be made.
> 
> I understand the need to make the trains run on time, so I guess we'll wait until next year for the proposal.
> 
> Noel

The draft ballot is presented to the League specifically for the purpose of giving members an opportunity to suggest modifications.  Finalization of the draft ballot happens in private because it is essentially a negotiation between parties (e.g. nobody has to accept your change to their proposal), and resolution may require significant editing in order to ensure that we have a coherent ballot.  FWIW, several modifications were made to the ballot based on feedback to me from other owners (or vice-versa).

The public discussion period is specifically for debate on passage of the ballot.  I asked everyone to hold off on this debate until we could finalize the ballot.  Sorry if it was not clear to you when you needed to suggest your change.  Hopefully the process is now better understood.

Sean